Khairpur City. Pakistan

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Khairpur  city situated in Sindh, Pakistan. It is the 12th greatest city in the province and was discovered in the year 1783 by Mir Sohrab Khan, who developed the Khairpur branch of the Talpur clan; whereas other culture is that Khairpur city was given a name after the Man of Phulpoto caste Khair Muhammad a.k.a Khero Phulpoto. The accomplishment was pted as the seat of the Mirs of the site northern Sindh. It was the capital of the ex- princely state of Khairpur. The famous mystic Sufi Sachal Sarmast came from this magnificent city, which is prominent for its dates, well-known in the Sindhi language as Khark, and in Urdu as Khajoor. It owns eight talukas, 11 towns, 76 Union councils, 6800 Villages and entire population 1546587 in accordance to (Census) in the year 1998. Its best popular cities are Thari Mirwah, Faiz Ganj (Karoondi), Pacca Chang, Bhangu Behan, Ranipur,Gambat, Kot Diji and Sobhodero. There is merely 1 university named Shah Abdul Latif University as well as various Colleges in Khairpur which are as follow:

LUMHS Khairpur Medical College.

Mehran University College Of Engineering And Technology SZAB Campus Khairpur ,

IBA Community College Khairpur ,

Khairpur College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (KCAET) at Khairpur,

Govt: College Of Technology Khairpur Mir’s (GCT KHP), Khairpur, Pakistan,

Background:

Khairpur was the rich state and it has a significant history.

Demographics

At the year 1998 census, the total population of Khairpur was about 102,188 having increased from 61,447 at the year 1981 census. The city had a population of approximately 127,857 in the year 2006.

Religion:

Islam: 96.86%

Ahmadiyya: 0.07%

Hinduism: 2.93%

Christianity: 0.09%

Others: 0.04%

Languages:

Sindhi: 90%

Brahui: 2.30%

Baluchi:2.70%

Urdu: 2%

Seraiki:%1

Punjabi: 1.50%

Others: 0.50%

Highways/Roads:

National Highway is central route for several transportation and Mehran Highway which links Nawabshah and Khairpur Districts.

Ancient Places:

It has few oldest structures eminently the Faiz Mahal and Kot Diji Fort

Religions:

In the city of Khairpur, Muslims form the greatest group. Hindu population and Sikh community are also present in the city of Khairpur.

Economy:

This historic city is located along the Khairpur East Canal, 11 miles south of the Indus River. It is linked by rail with cities Peshawar and Karachi and by road track with cities Sukkur and Karachi. After the development of the state of Pakistan in the year 1947, Khairpur established industrially, with textile, shoes, silk, carpet manufacture, silk clothing, leather goods, matches, soap and cigarettes.